Pillar guide
Ultimate Andaman trip planner & live cost guide
Written and maintained by our Port Blair operations desk — the people who actually book these ferries. Every fare, timing and rule below is what we work with on the ground, not what a brochure says.
Start with your island
Port Blair (Sri Vijaya Puram)
Open the Port Blair hubCellular Jail, Corbyn's Cove, Ross Island and the handicrafts emporium.
Havelock Island (Swaraj Dweep)
Open the Havelock hubRadhanagar, Elephant Beach and Kalapathar — timings, fares, facilities.
Off-beat, Middle & North Andaman
Open the Off-beat & North Andaman hubATR convoys, limestone caves, mud volcanoes and turtle-nesting beaches.
Planning, weather & logistics
Open the Planning & logistics hubWeather month by month, ferry reliability, permits, cash and connectivity.
Cost tool
Havelock ferry + cab cost calculator
Built on published operator and government fares verified on 14 August 2026. No email required — change the inputs and the estimate updates instantly.
- Ferries
- ₹8,100
- Road transport
- ₹7,300
- Total (₹7,700/person)
- ₹15,400
Private fares include the ₹50 per-sector service fee and the ₹300 marine fuel surcharge added by Nautika and Makruzz in March 2026. Government (DSS) seats are cheapest but open only about 3 days before sailing and are the first to be cancelled in rough sea.
Put these ferries into a full itineraryPlanning from your city
Flight banks decide your first day. Each city page carries its own arrival timings, whether the same-day Havelock ferry is realistic, and costs including flights.
Free download
Printable Andaman ferry & logistics cheat sheet
One page with every ferry class and fare, cab rates, activity prices, convoy timings and the rules that catch people out. Print it or keep it on your phone — the islands have patchy data.
Want it checked against your actual dates? Leave your details and our Port Blair desk sends a dated version with live ferry availability.
The Real Andaman Travel Cost Index
Our quarterly benchmark of hotel rates, ferry tariffs, permit fees and activity prices across the islands — published openly so you can sanity-check any quotation, ours included.
Read the cost index